Neon Mustard Glacier
Neon Mustard Glacier: a neon neutral with an accent palette of #EFDFFE, #DEC4FE, #D6BBEE, #C1A4D3, #A3B110. Playful, arcade-bright and fast; best contrast 1.88:1.
A cool palette of 5 colors drawing on beige, purple, green, with a tight lightness range that stays soft and cohesive. Its lightest and darkest colors reach a contrast of 1.88:1, better for large type and decoration. Open any color for its conversions, shades, harmonies and contrast.
Colors
- ≈ Grape Taffy#EFDFFE
A very light, muted pink (Grape Taffy) that brings gentle playfulness. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Neon Boneyard#DEC4FE
A very light, moderately saturated purple (Neon Boneyard) that brings quiet luxury. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Beefy Pink#D6BBEE
A light, muted purple (Beefy Pink) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Lilac Lace#C1A4D3
A light, muted purple (Lilac Lace) that brings a creative, premium air. Dark text reads well on it.
- ≈ Citrus#A3B110
A light, vivid green (Citrus) that brings a fresh, natural feel. Dark text reads well on it.
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Accessibility
- On white2.37:1Poor 1/5
- On black16.65:1Excellent 5/5
- Color blind friendly83% similarVery good 4/5
Contrast is the best any color in the palette reaches on a plain white or black background. Color blind friendly shows how much of the difference between the colors is kept under the common kinds of color blindness.
| Color | Role | HEX | Lightness |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≈ Fog | Background | #EFDFFE | 93% |
| ≈ Mauve | Primary | #DEC4FE | 86% |
| ≈ Mauve | Surface | #D6BBEE | 83% |
| ≈ Lilac | Accent | #C1A4D3 | 76% |
| ≈ Mustard | Text | #A3B110 | 72% |
No palette color is readable as text on the background, so use #1A1D05 for text.
:root {
--color-background: #efdffe;
--color-surface: #d6bbee;
--color-primary: #dec4fe;
--color-accent: #c1a4d3;
--color-text: #1a1d05;
}
@theme {
--color-background: #efdffe;
--color-surface: #d6bbee;
--color-primary: #dec4fe;
--color-accent: #c1a4d3;
--color-ink: #1a1d05;
}
About this palette
Neon Mustard Glacier is palette number 109 of Tintly's fifteen million generated palettes. It is a neon palette built on a neutral with an accent scheme, and it is anchored by Mustard (#A3B110), the most saturated of its five colors.
The palette reads as playful, arcade-bright and fast. Its colors run from Fog (#EFDFFE) at the light end to Mustard (#A3B110) at the dark end, covering 72% to 93% perceptual lightness, so it has real range rather than five similar tones.
The five colors
1. ≈ Fog #EFDFFE: suggested role background. It is a violet color with 93% lightness and a chroma of 0.045.
2. ≈ Mauve #DEC4FE: suggested role primary. It is a violet color with 86% lightness and a chroma of 0.084.
3. ≈ Mauve #D6BBEE: suggested role surface. It is a violet color with 83% lightness and a chroma of 0.076.
4. ≈ Lilac #C1A4D3: suggested role accent. It is a violet color with 76% lightness and a chroma of 0.073.
5. ≈ Mustard #A3B110: suggested role text. It is a green color with 72% lightness and a chroma of 0.162, which makes it clearly saturated.
Harmony and structure
Four low-chroma colors form a calm foundation and one saturated color from the far side of the wheel acts as the accent.
In this palette the hues fall in the violet and green families, spread across 197 degrees of the OKLCH hue circle. Neon palettes keep chroma between 0.2 and 0.3, and lightness between 72% and 92%, which is why the set feels consistent.
Temperature and mood
Overall the palette is temperature-balanced: 0 of its 5 chromatic colors lean warm and 0 lean cool. Its average chroma of 0.088 makes the saturation balanced.
That combination suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers and technology launches, and it is a good fit when you want a design to feel playful, arcade-bright and fast.
Accessibility and contrast
The strongest pairing is Fog (#EFDFFE) with Mustard (#A3B110) at a contrast ratio of 1.88:1, which is below the WCAG AA minimum of 4.5:1. Across all 10 possible pairs, 0 reach the 4.5:1 AA level for normal text and 0 more reach 3:1 for large text.
No other palette color reaches 4.5:1 on the background (#EFDFFE), so this page suggests #1A1D05 for text, a darkened Mustard that reaches 13.63:1. Check any pair you use in the contrast checker.
Under protanopia (reduced red sensitivity), #DEC4FE and #D6BBEE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under deuteranopia (reduced green sensitivity), #DEC4FE and #D6BBEE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning. Under tritanopia (reduced blue sensitivity), #DEC4FE and #D6BBEE may look alike, so avoid using that difference alone to carry meaning.
How to use it
Suggested roles: #EFDFFE as the background, #D6BBEE for cards and surfaces, #DEC4FE as the primary brand color, #C1A4D3 as the accent, and #1A1D05 for text (a computed darker shade of Mustard, because no palette color is readable on that background). A reliable starting split is 60% background and surface, 30% primary and 10% accent.
Spend the neutrals on backgrounds, text and surfaces, and save the accent for the one thing you want people to notice: a button, a link or a highlight.
Typical uses for a neon palette include gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals. Open it in the generator to lock the colors you love and reroll the rest, or in the visualizer to see it on real layouts.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Neon Mustard Glacier accessible?
Its best pair reaches 1.88:1 (#EFDFFE on #A3B110). 0 of 10 pairs reach WCAG AA for normal text. Always check the exact text and background you use.
Which color should be the main brand color?
Mauve (#DEC4FE) is the most saturated color that is neither the lightest nor the darkest, which makes it the natural primary.
What is this palette good for?
It suits gaming and esports, nightlife flyers, technology launches and music visuals, where a playful, arcade-bright and fast feel works well.